Combination cigarette holder and buttonhook



April 23, 1929. H. E. GIFFORD COMBINATION CIGARETTE HOLDER AND BUTTON HOOK Filed May 5. 1928 Patented Apr, 23, 1929.

"UNITEDIV'VSTATESVV PATE T OFFICE.

HARRY E. oirronn, or MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINATION CIGARETTE HOLDER AND IBUTTONHOOK,

Application filed May 5,

This invention relates to an article having a combination of features, namely, a cigarette holder and buttonhook, in a simple and convenient form.

inc ObjQCLS of my invention are to supply an article having the following features and advantages; simple in construction from one piece of sheet metal, and supplying a sur face for die markings; that may be worn on the little finger,thereby removing the cigarette from, and giving freedom of, all the other fingers; that is sufliciently long to permit the hand to pass under. the chin when the cigarette is brought to the lips; that eliminates the possibility of staining the fingers while smoking; that has a large loop to freely receive the cigarette, and a narrow grip eXtensprings, and pivots.

I attain these objects through the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, in which I I T Figure 1 is a plan view of my artitclc as struck fromsheet metal, and showing an end View of a cigarette entering the large loop 2; Figure 2 is a side view of my article, the opposite end being bent to form an open resilient loop for engaging the finger; Figure 3 is a like side view of my article showiuga cigarette securely held in the narrow grip 3; Figure 4 a plan view of the loop end of my article showing another construction of the sides of the gripthe dotted lines indicate portions of the metal which are bent at right angles and supply a wider frictional gripping surface; Figure 5 is a side view of the same construction referred to in Fig. 4:; Figure 6 shows the angular side of loop 2 engaging abutton, when used as a buttonhook; Figure 7 illustrates the hand passing below the chin when the cigarette is brought to the lips of the smoker.

Similar numerals referto similar parts throughout the several views, in which 1 is my article as struck from sheet metal; 2 is the larger portion of loop into which a 1928. Serial No. 275,447.

cigarette freely enters;3 is an extension of loop 2 having parallel sides, into which the cigarette is pressed and held secure, the sides being of less distance apart than the diameter of the cigarette; a is the opposite side of the large loop 2 having an angular shape for engaging a button while being drawn through a buttonhole; 5 is the opposite end of the article bent to form an open loop, for en gaging the finger of the smoker; (3 is a cigarette; 7 shows the indentations in the sides of the cigarette where it is gripped by loopextension 3; S is an end view of a cigarette;

91s a button engaged by the angular side 4 I of loop 2; 10 1s a portion of a glove or garment to which the button 9 is secured; 1111 are portions shown in dotted lines, of the sides of the grip 3 which, instead of being removed as in Figure 1, are bent at ri ht angle to supply a wider gripping surface; 1212 are'the portions 1l11bent at right angle.

In use, Icnter the first joint of the little linger into the open loop 5, moving the holder to the desired position on the linger; I then enter the cigarette into the loop 2 and press it into the grip extension 3; the cigarette is then lighted. WVhen the cigarette is passed to the lips, the hand passes below the chin. The cigarette held in this manner permits free use of the hand for other occupations,

while smoking.

In its use as abuttonhook, the loop'end is passed through the buttouholc and loop 2 passed over the button; the button enters the angular sided of loop 2 as it is drawn through the buttonhole in the usual manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I wish'to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the class described, comprising a narrow strip of metal having one end thereof curved upwardly to form a partially closed resilient finger loop; the other end of said body member slightly enlarged and tapering to a po nt; an opening in said onlarged end to freely receive a cigarette, said opening angular at the upper end to facilitate its use as a shoe buttouerand a restricted aperture having parallel sides communicat ing with said opening and extending downwardly,said restricted aperture being adapted to receive and grip a cigarette.

2. A device of the class described comprising solely a length of stamped metal with a partially closed resilient 100p formed at one end thereof by curving said end upwardly; an aperture formed in the other vend of said strip of metal the upper end of said aperture being formed angular to facilitate its use as a shoe buttoner; a restricted aperture communicatingwith said opening and extending downwardly and side jaws formed at sub V HARRY E. GIFFOR-D. 

